2/ Expanding mental health parity: #SB855 would significantly expand the list of mental health conditions considered medically necessary under California’s state parity law. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn 
4/ Creating a reparations committee: @AsmShirleyWeber's #AB3121 would establish a 9-member task force to inform Californians about slavery and recommend ways the state can provide reparations. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn 
5/ “We felt that California needed to examine itself.”

Assemblymember Weber, the daughter of a Southern sharecropper, introduced the bill before nationwide protests erupted over the death of #GeorgeFloyd. https://bit.ly/3cmlkZS 
6/ Banning flavored tobacco: Hours after lawmakers passed the bill, Gov. @GavinNewsom quickly signed it into law.

The bill aims to reduce the number of kids vaping, smoking and using tobacco products. It takes effect in January 2021. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn  #SB793
7/ Gov. @GavinNewsom, hours before signing the bill, said:

“It will be a point of deep pride and personal privilege as a father of four and as someone who’s had many, many family members die at the hands of the tobacco industry to sign that bill.” https://bit.ly/2YJxyaS 
8/ 🧑🏽‍🎓🎓👨🏻‍🎓 A student loan bill of rights: The bill creates a set of rules for student loan servicers that backers consider the strongest set of state consumer protections for student loan borrowers. https://bit.ly/3bhNXsi  #AB376 #CALeg
9/ 📚 Tightening school finance rules: This bill would close a loophole in California’s school finance law in an effort to bring more accountability and transparency over how schools spend funds intended for disadvantaged students. https://bit.ly/34L8TXn  #AB1835
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